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f you check out the pages, you will find tips for saving money (Who doesn’t want to save money?) product reviews, flour blends and GF restaurants in Saskatoon. (Isn’t that the wheat capital of Canada? LOL)

This is a follow-up to Celiac and Natural Medicine and Celiac and Natural Medicine Part 2 which are my two previous articles on this subject.
To summarize, I went to see a homeopath, because I was still having some real issues with my health and my family doctor was not addressing them.
Here is what I got:
A liquid iron supplement
B-12 – sublingual
A liquid multivitamin
Moducare (anti-inflammatory)
Melatonin – sublingual (to help me sleep)
Magnesium oxide – liquid
Probiotics
Gluten enzymes (for those just-in-case-I-get-glutened times)
And Arnica Montana (for pain)
These were suggested for me to treat my specific issues and the amount of each that I am to take is geared to me.
I haven’t needed to try the Arnica Montana because I haven’t had any real pain since I started taking these supplements.
The only thing on the list that has not made any difference is the Melatonin. I still have insomnia and have given in and starting taking a sleeping pill (prescription) once or twice a month. I won’t take it unless I can dedicate at least 9 hours to sleeping.
I have no opinion on whether or not the Gluten Enzymes actually help or not but they seem to.
All in all, I am very happy with these supplements and now that I know what I need, I search to find the best deal. They are all quite expensive but well worth the money for how they make me feel.
Let me say again, that I am not telling you to fire your doctor, nor am I telling you that you should see a Homeopath.
What I am saying is that my Homeopath has helped me a great deal and it is worth considering seeing both a Homeopath and a doctor.
I found an interesting chart for supplements. Check it out.

There have been quite a few books written about living with Celiac and cooking gluten free (I am hoping to have mine published soon)
Most of them are really well written by knowledgeable authors.
If you are newly diagnosed, I recommend that you buy at least one book. There are so many things that I had to learn (sometimes difficult lessons) and these books are designed to educate you more quickly and less painfully.
I highly recommend cooking everything from scratch so that there is no risk of cross contamination etc., so, aside from checking this blog for recipes, you may want to get yourself a good Gluten Free cook book.
Here are a few of the books available at http://www.glutenfreemall.com
• Are You Gluten Sensitive? – Dr. Rodney Ford
• Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free – The First Year – Jules E.D. Shepard
• Dangerous Grains (Celiac Disease Books) -Ron Hoggan
• Gluten-Free Girl – Shauna James Ahern

I went to the health food store today and picked up the supplements that Serena (Holistic) suggested.

Serena works at the store, so I was able to get her opinions and suggestions.

Here is what I got:

A liquid iron supplement

B-12 – sublingual

A liquid multivitamin

Moducare (anti-inflammatory)

Melatonin – sublingual (to help me sleep)

Magnesium oxide – liquid

Probiotics

Gluten enzymes (for those just-in-case-I-get-glutened times)

And Arnica Montana (for pain)

These were suggested for me to treat my specific issues and the amount of each that I am to take is geared to me.

I am sharing this information with you so that if, like me, your doctor doesn’t seem to want to look at the whole picture and treat you for all of your issues, you might want to see a homeopath/holistic person.

Regardless of who you see and what they suggest, always check with your doctor to make sure that these supplements do not interact with any prescriptions you are taking, or with each other and that they will not aggravate any pre-existing ailments you have.

(I also spoke with a pharmacist)

These natural supplements do not contain unnecessary additives and are gluten free.

The next article you see on this subject will be a report on how these things are making me feel. I am hoping for major improvement and expecting some improvement.